Chronicles of The Hardships of Komachi in The Sengoku Era

When Shizuko and the others heard from Katakura Kodokuro about the disappearance of Fujijiro (later Date Sect).

Mitsuo was walking along an unnaturally vast ranch about a quarter of a mile (30 minutes) from Shizuko's mansion in Azuchi, accompanied by a boy she had just met.

This huge ranch is the reason why Mitsuo, who was originally supposed to live with his wife and children in Owari, comes to Azuchi.

In Owari, Mitsuo is the authority of the livestock industry, and it was a living word equal to God for those engaged in dairy farming and livestock farming recommended by the lord Shizuko.

Thanks to the efforts of Shizuko and Mitsuo over the years, the dietary level of the Ogari people has reached an area that does not allow other followers, and for Nobunaga who moved to Ando, it is only as long as he has tooth itching (itching) on his knee.

Therefore, a vast ranch led by Nobunaga was created to root livestock farming in Andu, and Mitsuo was invited to provide technical guidance with various livestock. The Mitsuo family has a mansion where they can live without any difficulties in Andu, and furthermore, the name of the ranch is expected to be "Tanaka Ranch" from Mitsuo's surname.

It was a coincidence that Mitsuo and the boy met. Shizuko said she had a visitor at her house, so she went to store the meat of the meaty Agu pig.

Mitsuo, who had finished his errands, tried to return to the ranch from his own mouth, and saw a boy around ten years old sitting on a garden stone and looking at the fish in the pond.

Since the boy has a beautiful figure, he is probably the son of a highly-identified person. If you look closely, it seems that the boy is blind in one eye, and his eyes chasing the fish are only moving in one direction.

And it was then. The boy's belly suddenly complained of hunger. Mitsuo suddenly thought of the lavish sound of her belly reaching Mitsuo, who was a little far away, and the figure of the boy who held her lower abdomen and sighed.

"Boy, are you hungry?"

"Is my uncle from this house?"

"Yeah. Well, you could say it's related." Do you guys have a minute? My uncle was just getting hungry, so I was thinking of eating fried croquettes. Would you like to join us? "

"Was it back then?" Ah, my name is Fujiro. When I was strolling, I was lost and confused. ”

"Fujijiro. You're so young, then I'll let you and your uncle find your family together." Let's have some croquettes first, will they be delicious? "

Fujijiro will appreciate Mitsuo's gentle appearance and the kindness with which she treats me to some delicious food.

Thank you very much. My caretaker, Kodokuro, is also very attentive. Could you guide me after dinner, I'm afraid?

"Fine. He's a good boy. Anyway, let's get hungry first. There's an uncle's mansion a short walk away, so let's have dinner together.”

When Mitsuo said that, he bowed down in front of Fujijiro and reached out his hand. He also took Mitsuo's hand in horror and began to walk along with him.

As Mitsuzu mentioned earlier, the Shizuko Mansion in Azuchi and the Mansion in Mitsuzu were in close proximity to each other. The front gate of the Mitsuo residence can be seen from the entrance of the Shizuko residence, so it feels like a neighborhood.

When Mitsuo returns home with the boy Fujijiro, she urges him to wash his hands with the hand-water bowl (ginger bowl) that exists at the entrance of the mansion, and drops the soil behind the grass on a strange rug.

"My uncle takes care of all kinds of livestock and is careful not to bring diseases between livestock and people." I think it's troublesome, but can you follow the instructions? "

Fujijiro nods silently as everything he sees is rare, scrubbing grass with a metal and resin soil-drop mat, and washing his hands with a hand-water bowl that constantly flows a small amount of water from a metal faucet.

Mitsuo sat down with Fujijiro in the reception room and went to the kitchen to serve a large pile of freshly fried, steaming croquettes.

Fujijiro was overwhelmed by small-sized objects piled up like Oyama, but he was immediately fascinated by the fragrant smell of croquettes.

"Yes, please eat. It's freshly fried and hot, so be careful not to get burned." Even if it keeps going like this... yeah, it's delicious. Isn't it delicious to marinate in this sauce? "

Mitsuo took the initiative to show one croquettes for Fujijijiro, who didn't want to put his hand on it. The contents of the cross-section are luxurious with mashed potatoes and onions and pork rustling.

Next, Mitsuo put a dark brown liquid separated into small plates on a sauce. The rich aroma of spices and moderately salty croquettes are also exquisite and unexpected.

Looking at the situation, Fujijiro unexpectedly snorted, picking croquettes with his chopsticks, and grabbing a bite without applying anything. The clothes tear with the pleasant texture of zakuri, and the flaky potatoes are overflowing in the mouth, and you are surprised by its sweetness.

The fragrant clothes and contrasting crisp, sweet contents, and salty pork spit out so much flavor that it captivated Fujijiro.

Even the fried croquettes are delicious, but they are made from Agu pork, and the fried oil is refined from the fat taken from the Agu pork.

Even though regular pork croquettes are delicious enough, agu pork croquettes with a much more intense flavor have a different taste, and Fujijiro has a childlike appetite that matches his age.

"Haha. You seem to like it, there's a lot of things you don't have to hurry up, so go up slowly. If you stuff your throat, it's dangerous, so I'll leave you some tea."

When Mitsuo said that, she filled the hot pot with a little warm tea and gave it to him. When it comes to Fujijiro, who was fascinated by croquettes, he disappeared from his original adult appearance and was stabbing croquettes with a chopstick in his hand.

I smile and gaze at the situation, and try eating croquettes myself. The taste of a special dish that was not thought to be from the Warring States Period dropped, and I sent a samsung up sign from the kitchen to my wife, Tsuruhime, who secretly sneaked in here.

The croquettes were fried from hand to hand by Crane Princess and have become one of her specialties. She was eating in a separate room with her eldest daughter, Aoi, and her eldest son, Kajimaru.

While doing so, Mitsuo noticed that Fujijiro was quiet. When I turned my gaze, I was so full that I was slowly rowing the boat.

Mitsuo smiled bitterly, but when she fell down, she took the chopsticks from Fujijiro and laid them down. When I entrusted his care to Princess Tsuru, I went to Shizuko's residence to find Fujijiro's family.

Shizuko thought that the young Fujijiro, who had no land book, was known to be within his range of motion, but his whereabouts was unknown.

If we don't find him like this, we may be punished by the House of Date for conspiring against Nobunaga. Saviors appear in such a terrible situation.

Shizuko-sama, Mitsuo-sama wants to see you.

"What!? Mitsuo-san?" Please, let me know. "

After receiving the visitor's report from the son-in-law, I decided to meet him immediately. There were no witnesses, and they were radiating around the Shizuko residence, but for now, there was no choice but to wait.

The content told by Mitsuo that was passed through was shocking. I was surprised because Mitsuo was protecting someone who was searching desperately.

With regard to the Mitsuo Mansion, it was too close and blind-spotted.

So Fujiro is asleep at Mitsuo-san's house?

"Yes, my wife is watching me now." Something is important, but what son is she? "

Shizuko listened to Mitsuo and felt her shoulders pierced. It is more common for ordinary people, Mitsuo, not to know the childhood name of the famous warlord, Date Zheng Sect.

"Um, Mitsuo-san protected me from the future Masakoto Date." Thank you for your help. "

When I was told that, Mitsuo was surprised at the big layer. The Date Masamune sect in his image is probably because he is riding a horse around an armor wearing a sword hook (Tsuba).

In fact, Fujijiro's right eye is cloudy, as shown in portraits handed down to later generations, and he does not even wear eye cloth.

It is said that this is because the Zheng sect wears eyebrows, mainly sword-shaped, because it is a creation. There is no record of him covering his right eye in the primary material that describes his appearance.

"Yes! The Zheng Sect's eyebrows were created later?" I thought it was official because there were lots of historical dramas and eyebrows. "

In the meantime, I'll let you know that I found it.

When she said that, Shizuko summoned her maiden name and asked her to contact the relevant places. I told Mitsuzu that I would take care of it, but it is common for people to think that they want me to let them know first.

When Shizuko arrived at Date's house, some of them, including Xiao Shiro, were naked on their upper bodies in preparation for slashing their stomachs.

Since force majeure is the result of overlap, and it is not so much a situation that someone has to take responsibility, Shizuko decides to handle it as if there was no series of disturbances.

"Nevertheless, Mitsuo-san's childhood is a stone's throw." How dare you fish for food and bring the child home with you in such a clever way..... "

"No, I'm really sorry. I didn't think you were such a big guy... so this is an excuse too. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry, I've also rubbed my finger." The Dada family will also be able to gather together because they have sent out their courtesies. Can you show me around? "

"I'm probably asleep, so I'm going to run back and carry it." We were supposed to have dinner here, right? "

That's right. Thank you very much.

After that, Mitsuko returned carrying the fallen Fujijiro, and a welcome banquet was held as planned. Fujijiro is told by Kojiro not to follow strangers.

While the faces of the Date's family drummed at the food of Shizuko's residence, Fujijiro told the opponent Kodokuro how much he liked croquettes.

After a night of disturbance, Fujijiro, who had completely improved his understanding of whether he reflected on the boulder, greeted the Dada family with relief.

However, when it lasted for a few days, I became worried in another sense. After all, they have been swayed by Fujijiro's unruly behavior until now, and they are worried that they may not be in good health due to the rapid transformation.

Then Kodokuro asked, and Fujijiro wanted to spare some time and go to Mitsuo Mansion, and the understanding was only improved to finish the matter as quickly as possible.

Until now, if there's something you don't agree with, say, "Why?" I was bothering adults by crying out, but it was a top priority to finish quickly anyway, so things went smoothly.

As soon as I finished my errands, I ran out to Mitsuo Mansion. When I arrived at the curfew, it became my routine to tell everyone what I had done for the evening.

It seems that Mitsuo showed me the rubber cannon on this day, and Fujijiro, who was completely attracted to the rubber cannon, wanted it himself.

It seems that the well-cared for Mitsuo was not a well-crafted rubber cannon together, but a simple rubber cannon with a simple structure that he could maintain himself.

They say they were shooting at each other until the sun went down and they couldn't see the rubber. As if it were a treasure, Kojiro lowered his eyebrows and smiled, smiling at Fujijijiro, who showed him the rubber cannon as if it were a treasure, but he was struggling against the possibility of an unknown material called rubber.

Fujijiro was completely nostalgic for Mitsuo, but he had to live as a hostage in Owari rather than Anjo. In other words, he was aware of the impending breakup with Mitsuzu.

But his predictions will be betrayed in a good direction. Mitsuo, who had just been working in Azuchi for a long time, was to cross the ship and go with Shizuko to Ogata, and the group of Shizuko, including Fujijiro, who was full of joy, went to Ogata.

When Shizuko and the others were on their way to Owari, the Nobunaga Army and the Satomi clan were at war in the Kanto area. Although it was said that they were engaging in combat, the intel could not turn into an offensive while defending Satomi.

The reason for this was simple and serious: the fleet that suddenly appeared in the port destroyed all the equipment and ships that served as a base for the Navy, and was preparing to respond to the advance of the Oda Army, which was threatened by spies.

Although the physical losses were devastating, there were few human losses and skilled sailors were left behind, but the owner, Yoshihiro Satomi, chose to retreat after abandoning the port.

Yoshihiro didn't choose to retreat because he was blown by the cowardice. Although the ambush of the Oda Army was successful, not all ships were rendered unserviceable.

A sufficient fleet can be formed by turning spare ships and ships under refurbishment. And once on the water, a sophisticated Satomi soldier won't be so easily behind.

However, Yoshihiro saw it with his own eyes. From the extreme distance where the enemy ship appears to be slightly on the horizon, the Oda army rains and falls shells on its own harbor.

On the other hand, when it comes to self-made weapons, there are a lot of branded artillery (weapons like grenades that are filled with gunpowder in a pottery container and thrown around by hand or rope with the fuse lit).

The name is the artillery, but it doesn't really go far beyond the range of the bow. The enemy fleet, on the other hand, seems to be equipped with a rumor cannon, which, along with the roar, fires shells that explode from a distance.

It was the scene of a nightmare in which the impact of an iron cannon came back to Hinomoto. Yoshihiro had no choice but to order all his soldiers to retreat.

Although Satomi was deprived of maritime control from the outset, Yoshihiro did not think that it was a situation in which he would consider surrendering. In the background is the topography of the Boso Peninsula, the territory of the Satomi family.

Awaokuni, the home of the Satomi family, has an undulating terrain known as Boso Hills (Cucumber) surrounded by the sea on three sides.

The enemy cannon boasts a long range, but it still doesn't reach the castle from the coastline. If that happens, it will naturally be a land war after landing, but if that happens, this terrain will be on our side.

The intricately raised hillside had to march on the main road that ran like a sewing machine between them, and it was a difficult terrain to defend against when attacking.

Moreover, many of the hill valleys are wetlands, and if you step off the trampled path, it is a wetland that sinks to your knees, and it is a location that can overturn the number of advantages that it is impossible to even form a large army.

The Satomi family has used this terrain to endure the country's plight many times over. I was confident that if I could bring it into the land war again, I would be able to defend it. Yoshihiro ordered the formation of an army to rebel against the Oda army, starting with Sadako Castle.

Meanwhile, Nobunaga, who succeeded in the ambush on Satomi territory and destroyed the port functions of the Satomi Navy, which is the mainstay of the Satomi Navy, proud of the Satomi family, was scrutinizing reports received from his subordinates.

"Young man, we have received reports that the Satomi Army abandoned the port and entered the castle."

What about the Izu Navy?

"Kumi-sama contacted us regularly just now and, like the Satomi Navy, destroyed ships and ports in a pre-emptive strike to secure maritime control. The Hojo side is also retreating for fear of entering our range."

"It would be troublesome if Hojo moved during the Satomi attack." If you crush Hojo's limbs, you can't send out large-scale reinforcements. And command the Nine Ghosts to sink the ships that float in the sea, whether they are fishing boats or not. "

Haha

A supply line from the sea can be established if even the maritime power is controlled. Even if there is a problem with the land force, it can be supported by supporting artillery fire from the coastal areas, and in the worst case, it can be used as a return route.

"I know you want to get in touch with me quickly, but please bear with me for a while longer." What is Satomi? If she attacks from land, there will be movement immediately. "

Nobunaga did not dare to carry out the assault landing operation. The Oda Fleet stays at sea at a distance from the port, which led Yoshihiro to mistake the Oda Fleet for a lack of ground power.

In fact, Yoshihiro thought that after the Oda troops had secured the port facilities, they should rendezvous with the convoy carrying the land forces and land.

In light of common sense during the Warring States Period, Yoshihiro is by no means dumb. Rather, despite the unprecedentedly intense pre-emptive strikes, it's even impressive to have your men disallow the counterattack and withdraw.

Although it is ideal to accept the damage and take measures to rectify the damage, there are not many national leaders who can implement it. Because you have to be able to teach your subordinates to obey unkind orders that go against their emotions, and you have to be able to make ruthless calculations that put out their emotions.

Even if only by doing one difficult thing, Yoshihiro is an extraordinary warlord.

"The current situation is dominant, but we cannot be alarmed." We are only overwhelmed by the difference in weapon performance, and it would be dangerous for us if we were to be brought into a white soldier battle. So be vigilant at all times! Satomi is never a good opponent to be underestimated. "

Haha

Faithful, who has been caught off guard in the past, admonishes herself not to be off guard, no matter how advantageous the battle situation may be.

Not only do you not only regulate yourself, but you can also gain attention from the attitude of trying to penetrate the housemate by saying something out of your mouth.

While continuing the naval blockade, Nobunaga waited for the plane in the tube. Satomi's castle, Satomi Castle, kept waiting as he watched the soldiers gather in telescopes.

And at last the time fills up.

Attack Katsuyama Castle!

Hah!

Katsuyama Castle is one of the castles ruled by the Satomi family in the southern part of the Boso Peninsula. Located on the coast facing the Uraga waterway between the Miura Peninsula and the Boso Peninsula, this mountain castle has a natural cove as a military port.

A cove surrounded by mountains is a geographical advantage, but here at Katsuyama Castle, there is a floating island that also serves as a jetty. The existence of this floating island made it an invisible military port to cover the bay from the outside.

Also nearby is Kanaya Castle and Okamoto Castle, and if you try to attack Katsuyama Castle, which can only be attacked from the location of Shanghai, you will see the grief of the collision between the convoy sent from both castles and the convoy of Katsuyama Castle.

On the contrary, if Katsuyama Castle is dropped, the Oda army can set up a strong forward base on the Boso Peninsula, and can thrust a blade at the throat of the Satomi and Hojo families.

"The reserves of Kanaya Castle and Okamoto Castle have entered Sadako Castle, now is the time to win!" The aim is rough and good, shoot as much as you can! "

Nobunaga ordered his army's convoy to fire cannons at the peak of Katsuyama Castle. Normally, the target is corrected by observing the impact, and the next bullet is fired. However, since the impact point cannot be observed from the sea in the first place, the target is fortunately hit very rarely.

Later, concentrated artillery fire poured into Katsuyama Castle, which was said to be the momentum for cutting down the mountains. Although the seasonal trees were not dry and the wildfires did not occur, black smoke rose from everywhere, and Nobunaga secured Katsuyama Tsubaki by infiltrating the main fleet into the cove.

Deploy the remaining fleet near Floating Island to contain reinforcements from Kanaya Castle and Okamoto Castle. Now that it was in full swing, we dispatched landing troops and attacked Katsuyama Castle, which had already been partially destroyed.

"The sea is alert, so watch out for reinforcements from land." If the backfill arrives, the castle side, which is located at a high altitude, will be advantageous. "

Castles don't fall so easily, no matter how half-damaged they may be. It is also on a lush peak, so it is impossible to capture all those who take advantage of the darkness to escape the castle.

Even though the reserves of Kanaya Castle and Okamoto Castle have been thinned out, the main unit is still packed. It was obvious that if I sent about half of them from each of them, the situation would suddenly become worse.

As a believer, the first step to victory is to drop Katsuyama Castle as soon as possible and take Katsuyama Castle as the starting point and put pressure on Kanaya Castle and Okamoto Castle.

"If the enemy fleet doesn't come out at sea, hit Kanaya and Okamoto Castle with gunfire from the sea!"

Under Nobunaga's orders, the attack on Satomi accelerated at once. The news that Kanaya Castle, Katsuyama Castle, and Okahonjo Castle were all under attack and that their hands were on fire would have shielded Yoshihiro's heart from the cold.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for Yoshihiro to send reinforcements. Because the wetlands they wanted to defend would delay the reinforcements.

Nobunaga smiles at the situation where what he has been asking for becomes a shackle.

"Young man, the ground forces have landed." We are now destroying enemy ships. Now you won't be able to use the boat that was up on the beach. ”

"Excellent work. Then our main team will be headed for Satan Castle!" Let's show ourselves offshore and get rid of them. "

Got it.

"Let Shizuko take the lead." I didn't want to go to Katsuyama Castle, which was probably the best place to go. We must let them hold that much flower. "

The troops deposited from Shizuko's army are the talented and his subordinates. The troops led by Nobunaga's clansmen were currently attacking Katsuyama Castle, and the talents were forced to wait.

It was not because the talents had problems, but because if the talents of the outside army were used, dissatisfaction would come from the generals under Nobunaga.

First of all, it is difficult to maintain morale unless you let the insiders fully take care of themselves and think they are given preferential treatment. It is not the result of the operation, but the culture of sticking to small tricks is deeply rooted, and even with faith, consciousness reform is an endless journey.

"Alright, let's raise the centipede!" I'm going to Sakun! "

Nobunaga's command echoed on board.